French: colluvionEnglish translation: colluvium, or colluvial deposits 
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Tech/Engineering - Geology | | French term or phrase: colluvion | | De dimensions modestes puisque son volume est limité à 25.000 m³ env., il [bassin] sera implanté dans des *colluvions* qui présentent des épaisseurs voisines de 5-6 m. La base du bassin reposera sur un substratum étanche constitué d'argiles et de marnes |
| | | colluvium, or colluvial deposits | Explanation:
Def.: "colluvium: unconsolidated and poorly sorted rocky material deposited by a mass-wasting process"
Usually, these are rock weathering products that accumulate at the base of a slope, i.e., they are not yet washed into a river to become alluvium, etc. |
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| colluvium
Explanation:
colluvion = depöt de bas de pente, relativement fin et plutôt angulaire dont les éléments à la différence des alluvions ont subi un faible transport.
en anglais Colluvium
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| colluvium, or colluvial deposits
Explanation:
Def.: "colluvium: unconsolidated and poorly sorted rocky material deposited by a mass-wasting process"
Usually, these are rock weathering products that accumulate at the base of a slope, i.e., they are not yet washed into a river to become alluvium, etc.
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| Guy Bray
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